Eye, Stradbroke and Debenham libraries team up
EYE, Stradbroke and Debenham libraries have joined forces to trial new ways of working, with a dedicated community group taking over part or all of the running of the libraries.
Suffolk County Council is this month beginning work with partners – including town and parish councils, community groups, a staff collective and an independent community company - to deliver this and six other pilot projects, involving 14 of the county’s libraries.
The organisations will be provided with the flexibility, funding and support to make their libraries successful.
When the projects go live in April 2012, library users will see more outreach services, local decision-making, fundraising and activities, and more public services brought together under one roof.
The projects will be used to assess the effectiveness of the council’s new approach to library services.
Councillor Judy Terry, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet lead for libraries review, said: “The groups we’re working with have told us that they are very keen to be pilot projects and help develop the council’s new approach to library service.
“We are very grateful for their support and will do everything we can to make their plans successful.
“We are of course still open to working with other groups who share our ambition of making Suffolk’s library service a strong and sustainable model for the future.”
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